Health and Safety Documents for Nutritional Therapists

Nutritional therapy involves professional consultation with clients, the recommendation of dietary changes and nutritional supplements, and in some cases the handling and supply of supplement products. The working environment - typically a consultation room - needs to be assessed for safety, and any supplement products handled or supplied as part of the practice fall under COSHH regulations if they contain substances with hazardous properties. || The one-to-one consultation format creates lone working considerations similar to other complementary therapy practices. Client contact and the management of vulnerable clients seeking nutritional support for health conditions also create risk management requirements that need to be documented. || A risk assessment covering the consultation environment, client contact, and lone working, a health and safety policy, and fire safety documentation are all required for a self-employed nutritional therapist.

The advisory and consultative nature of nutritional therapy can make the compliance requirements feel less obvious than for hands-on therapies. But the legal obligations of running a self-employed business seeing clients still include a risk assessment for the working environment and client contact, a health and safety policy, and fire safety documentation. || If supplement products are handled or stored, appropriate COSHH documentation may also be needed. CompliantDocs generates appropriate documentation from your answers about how you practise.